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CME / ABIM MOC

Immunotherapy Strategies for the Treatment of NSCLC: An Update From Virtual Chicago

  • Authors: Karen Kelly, MD; Natasha Leighl, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, FASCO; Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD; Martin Reck, MD, PhD; Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 10/22/2020
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 10/22/2021, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for oncologists, pulmonologists, and surgeons.

The goal of this activity is to increase awareness of the latest data on immunotherapies under study for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Latest clinical trial data investigating immunotherapy strategies in NSCLC
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Interpret the latest clinical trial data investigating immunotherapy strategies in NSCLC


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Faculty

  • Karen Kelly, MD

    Professor of Medicine
    Associate Director for Clinical Research
    Jennifer Rene Harmon Tegley and Elizabeth Erica Harmon Endowed Chair in Cancer Clinical Research
    UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Sacramento, California, United States

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Karen Kelly, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

  • Natasha Leighl, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, FASCO

    Professor of Medicine
    Department of Medicine and IHPME
    Medical Oncology Lung Site Lead
    Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, Canada

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Natasha Leighl, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, FASCO, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Received grants for clinical research from: ArrAY; AstraZeneca; Eli Lilly’ Guardant; MSD; Pfizer; Roche

  • Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD

    Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology
    Deputy Director
    Winship Cancer Institute
    Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    The opinions expressed are those of Dr Ramalingam and do not necessarily reflect the views of Emory University or Emory Healthcare. Dr Ramalingam’s participation in this activity does not constitute or imply endorsement by Emory University or Emory Healthcare.

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; GlaxoSmithKline; Lilly; Merck; Takeda
    Received grants for clinical research from: Amgen; Advaxis; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Genmab; Merck; Takeda

  • Martin Reck, MD, PhD

    Professor of Medicine
    Department of Thoracic Oncology
    LungenClinic Grosshansdorf
    Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Martin Reck, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Boehringer Ingelheim; Lilly; Merck; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp.; Novartis; Pfizer; Roche; Samsung
    Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Boehringer Ingelheim; Lilly; Merck; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp.; Novartis; Pfizer; Roche; Samsung

  • Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu, MD

    Medical Oncologist
    Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
    Gran Canaria, Spain

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Delvys Rodriguez-Abreu, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp.; Novartis; Pfizer; Roche
    Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca; Bristol Myers Squibb; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp.; Novartis; Pfizer; Roche
    Received grants for clinical research from: Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Editor

  • Charlotte Warren

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Charlotte Warren has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Course Director

  • Marina Chiara Garassino, MD

    Chief of Thoracic Oncology Unit
    Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano
    Medical Oncology and Hematology Department
    Milan, Italy

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Marina Chiara Garassino, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Eli Lilly and Company; GlaxoSmithKline; Incyte Corporation; MedImmune; MSD Oncology; Roche; Seattle Genetics, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.; Tiziana Life Sciences
    Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Incyte Corporation; MSD Oncology; Roche; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
    Received grants for clinical research from: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Blueprint Medicines; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline; Incyte Corporation; MedImmune; Merck; MSD, Pfizer; Novartis; Roche; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
    Other: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Pfizer; Roche

CME Reviewer

  • Hazel Dennison, DNP, RN, FNP, CHCP, CPHQ, CNE

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Hazel Dennison, DNP, RN, FNP, CHCP, CPHQ, CNE, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Medscape, LLC staff have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


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CME / ABIM MOC

Immunotherapy Strategies for the Treatment of NSCLC: An Update From Virtual Chicago

Authors: Karen Kelly, MD; Natasha Leighl, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, FASCO; Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD; Martin Reck, MD, PhD; Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu, MDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 10/22/2020

Valid for credit through: 10/22/2021, 11:59 PM EST

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Contents of This CME Activity

All sections of this activity are required for credit.

Phase II study of pembrolizumab (pembro) plus platinum doublet chemotherapy and radiotherapy as first-line therapy for unresectable, locally advanced stage III NSCLC: KEYNOTE-799


Martin Reck, MD, PhD

Atezolizumab plus stereotactic ablative therapy for medically inoperable patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer


Karen Kelly, MD

Final analysis of KEYNOTE-189: Pemetrexed-platinum chemotherapy (chemo) with or without pembrolizumab (pembro) in patients (pts) with previously untreated metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)


Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu, MD

Nivolumab + ipilimumab versus platinum-doublet chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Three-year update from CheckMate 227 Part 1


Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD

Nivolumab (NIVO) + ipilimumab (IPI) + 2 cycles of platinum-doublet chemotherapy (chemo) vs 4 cycles chemo as first-line (1L) treatment (tx) for stage IV/recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): CheckMate 9LA


Martin Reck, MD, PhD

CCTG BR.34: A randomized trial of durvalumab and tremelimumab +/- platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic (Stage IV) squamous or nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)


Natasha Leighl, MD, MMSc, FRCPC, FASCO

Primary analysis of a randomized, double-blind, phase II study of the anti-TIGIT antibody tiragolumab (tira) plus atezolizumab (atezo) versus placebo plus atezo as first-line (1L) treatment in patients with PD-L1-selected NSCLC (CITYSCAPE)


Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu, MD
 

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